Press Release Aug 17, 2015 Ecuador: HRF Comments on Arrest of Journalist & Dismissal of Deportation Case Picq was arrested on Thursday along with her partner, indigenous leader Carlos Pérez Guartambel, while taking part in massive demonstrations against the policies of President Rafael Correa’s government.
Press Release Aug 13, 2015 HRF Condemns Threats Against Lead Singer of Porno para Ricardo The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the harassment and threats made by Cuban state security agents against Gorki Águila, lead singer of the anti-dictatorship rock band Porno para Ricardo.
Report Jul 22, 2015 The Case of Oswaldo Paya (English) Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas was a Cuban human rights and democracy advocate. Payá was one of the most important leaders of the Cuban opposition due to his influence founding and leading the Varela Project..
News Jul 22, 2015 Foreign Policy on HRF’s new legal report about the mysterious death of Payá Exactly three years ago, prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá was traveling in a Hyundai sedan from Havana to Santiago de Cuba along with three other people when the car struck a patch of gravel and veered off the road, striking a tree and killing him and one other passenger.
Press Release Jul 17, 2015 Venezuela: HRF Condemns Targeted Twitter Data Collection by Political Police The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the actions of the Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL), in collusion with the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), that led to the arbitrary arrest and imprisonment of eight Twitter users between September and October of 2014.
News Jun 28, 2015 HRF Reports on Oswaldo Paya’s Death EFE on the findings of HRF’s new legal report about the mysterious death of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá in 2012.
Press Release Jun 22, 2015 HRF Report on Oswaldo Payá’s Death; Evidence Suggests Government May Have Killed Him To mark the third anniversary of the death of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) published a legal report today highlighting the inaccuracies and inconsistencies of the official government investigation following Payá’s death in 2012.
Press Release Jul 13, 2011 Honduras: HRF Finds Truth Commission Report Conclusive and Balanced In particular, HRF appreciates that the CVR-H based many of its conclusions on the report published by HRF after the June 2009 coup in Honduras. However, HRF criticizes the CVR-H’s conclusions and recommendations regarding the alleged absence of a presidential trial in Honduras and the necessity of constitutional reform.
Report Mar 8, 2010 The Facts and the Law Behind the Democratic Crisis of Honduras(Spanish) El presente trabajo de investigación está dividido en dos partes. La Primera Parte analiza si la terminación del mandato del presidente Zelaya, el 28 de junio, estuvo o no de acuerdo a la Constitución y las leyes de Honduras. La conclusión general de esta parte es…
Report Mar 1, 2010 The Facts and the Law Behind the Democratic Crisis of Honduras This legal research paper is divided into two parts. Part One analyzes whether President Zelaya’s premature termination was in accordance with Honduran Law. The general conclusion of this part is that both his expatriation to Costa Rica by the armed forces, as well as the removal from office by Congress that ensued, were unconstitutional.
